Dynamic Capital Group AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Dynamic Capital Group AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".
BlockFi Lending LLC v. Digistar Norway AS et al: Complaint (‘$37M Crypto Loan’)
Complaint in BlockFi Lending LLC v. Digistar Norway AS, of Norway; Nessim-Sariel Gaon, described as a resident of London, England, and Fiorenzo Manganiello, described as a resident of Geneva, Switzerland, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
Brian Abbott et al v. Strongblock et al: Complaint (‘$30M Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint by residents of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and USA alleging a $30 million crypto securities fraud in Brian Abbott, Ian Abbott, Richard Alleyne, Hamza Alshawabka, Brian Angiuli, Ronnie Arefieg, Justin Arends, Alex Atwood, Margarita Ayrapetyan, Narbik Babakhanian, Victor Omar Baez, Michael Bahra, Julian Bailey, Sirus Bakhtiar, Joan Barnard, Lee Barnett, Kevin Barrera, Chrystel Bassett-Simmonds, Drew Bassler, Alyssa Baum, Eric Bell, Alfonso Beltrame, Ryan Benker, Jason Bicknell, Moe Billah, Catherine Blair, David Blumenthal, Tyler Boardman, Guillaume Bouchard, Christopher Bowerbank, Lorenzo Boyice, William Brachey, Judy Brassfield, Peter Burkhard, Matthew Burton, Roy Cabrera, Anthony Caeton, Jo Ann Cantu, Brent Carr, Michael Carr, Peter Celnicker, James Chatziapostolou, Scott Chesley, Bob Chinn, Richard Christie, Eddie Chung, Dominic Cirigliano, Kevin Clancy, Wendi Cocita, Kris Collins, Ryan Cosenza, Allison Cowart, Patricia Cowart, Michael Coyne, Michael Damian, Tara Daniels, Lorenzo de Leo, Jaymie Deboucherville, Mathew DeCesare, Frank Deh, Harsha Dhananjay, Michelle Diaz, John Dick, Owen Dockham, Adrian Doms, Matthias Doms, Galen Drace, Jason Dunning, Abhishek Dwivedi, Matthew Edwards, Kevin Elrod, Edward Emielita, Joanne Evans, Experience Better Living LLC, Mark Fagan, Brandon Farmer, John Ferrone, FL Landco Investments LLC, Santiago Flores Rabasa, Blake Fosenburg, Mark Foster, James Freitas, Ryan Freyling, Hengyi Gao, Rene Garcia, Kyle Geiger, Alexa Genovas, Michelle Girardi, Augustus Gordon-Davy, Darron Grier, Gary Grimm, Josefina Guanchez, Nicholas Habib, Tomas Hajach, Nathaniel Harder, Garreth Hardy, Norbert Hausmann, Tuan Hoang, Stephen Holley, Gary Hoover Jr., Christopher Hubbard, Kent Hulet, Kenneth Hyer, Joe Izzo, Elliott Jarnutowski, Ryan Jarnutowski, Kashif Jawed, Joshua Jones, Melanie Joscelyne, Bartosz Kalisz, Michael Kay, Nicole Keane, Mathias Köttner, Eugene Kramer, Nicholas Kringas, Novak Krueger, Matthew Lau, Nazareno Leon, Stevie Liddington, David G. Littlechild, Stephen Lockhart, Jack Lyle, Pedro Maia, Marian Majer, Lwok Tin Man, Anthony Maniscalco, Justin Margedant, Maja Markovic, Lee Marks, Saundra Marks, Cassandra Mazur, Paola Mazzoni, Sean McLeod, Cyril Means, Eric Mechler, Robert Medina, Simon Melin, Marschall Meusel, Michelle Mikolis, Kenneth Miller, Sjaak Miltenburg, Abdiweli Mohamed, Daniel Montazem, Bas Mulder, Jeffrey Nakamura, Richard Nappi, Steven Natsios, Lee Newsome, Tuyet Nguyen, Alex Norton, Darren O'Sullivan, Christiana Okhipo, Jonathan Ortega, Hayriye Osman, Keira Palmer, Luciano Parisius, Paul Parratt, Ann Marie Patero, Glen Cameron Patrick, Aaron Patterson, Andrew Persaud, Tracey Phillips, Leandri Pieterse, Jimmy Pineda, Pinegate Investments LLC, Batuhan Potukoglu, Ersan Potukoglu, Steven Pound, Andrea Quigley, James Quigley, Amber Quinton, Juma Rajab, Timea Rajko, Bryce Ralph, Louis Raskin, Erna Reid, Heriberto Reynoso, Maureen Richards, Robert Berry Bankruptcy Estate, Stephen Roberts, Norton Robinson, Massiel Rojas, Mary Rose, Viviana Rozo, Dmitry Rutenberg, John Sahli, Neville Samson, Chad Saunders, Brent Schroeder, Carter Schroeder, Alexander Sergeev, David Shapiro, Bryan Shelton, Ankur Shukla, Michael Simpson, Jason Siruchek, Bernard Smith, Dean Smith, John Sniadecki, Chris Spafford, Devin Spaulding, Sam Stamp, Penny Steele, Justin Sterling, Cosmin Stoian, Kenneth Bryn Swartz, Martyn John Taylor, The Node Estate Pty Ltd., Mitchell Tromp, Yiu Ming Tse, Darren Tsuchiya, Robert Urban, Steven van der Peijl, Jaïr van Eer, Dan Van Zandt, Kasio Varma, Jhovany Leon Vazquez, Sean Villa, Anthony Villani, Aron Walker, Ericka Walker, Paul Walsh, Asiark Washington, Derik Washington, Jeremaine Westerlow, Billy Wynn, Noah Zarnow, Daniel Zureikat, and David Zylberberg v. Strongblock, David Moss, Brian Abramson, Corey Lederer, Konstantin Shkut, and John Does 1-5 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Swiss International Asset Management AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Swiss International Asset Management AG is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".
Mislav Basic et al v. BProtocol Foundation et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Securities Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint in Mislav Basic, Nathan Gruber, Oren Gruber, Kevin Boudreau, Daniel Schwaibold, Alex Thomas, Gregory Thomas, and Benjamin Ayers v. BProtocol Foundation, of Switzerland and Israel; Bancor DAO, of Switzerland; Galia Benartzi, Guy Benartzi, Eyal Hertzog, and Yehuda Levi, all described as residents of Israel, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Eftychios Theodorakis v. Dfinity Dtiftung et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint in Eftychios Theodorakis v. Dfinity Dtiftung, a.k.a. Dfinity Foundation; Dominic Williams, and Gian Bochsler, all of Switzerland, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Vyera Pharmaceuticals LLC et al: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Vyera Pharmaceuticals LLC, SevenScore Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Oakrum Pharma, LLC, Dermelix Biotherapeutics, LLC, Phoenixus AG, of Switzerland, and Orpha Labs AG, of Switzerland, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Ltd. et al: Amended Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Amended Class Action Complaint in Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Limited, described as “a Singapore-domiciled digital assets financial services company”; Binance Group, described as “the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider”; Bitfinity UAB, described as “a payments technology company, incorporated in the Republic of Lithuania”; Jonathan Farnell, Daniel Ling, Almira Gemmell, Yu Helen Hai, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
National Bank Trust PJSC v. Mikail Shishkhanov et al: Claim Form (‘$2B Rost Bank Fraud’)
Claim Form to recover "damages in excess of USD$2 billion which were suffered by its legal predecessor, JSC "ROST BANK", as a result of a series of sham transactions" in National Bank Trust PJSC v. Mikail Osmanovich Shishkhanov, of Russia; Crambe Asset Holdings Corp. (in liquidation), Olyserve Inc. (in liquidation), Rabalo Limited (in liquidation), Reachway Overseas Ltd. (in liquidation), Ifichor S.A. (in liquidation), formerly Hansberg Finance Ltd.; Frowell Holdings Ltd. (in liquidation), Garland Solutions Ltd. (in liquidation), Diamond Forca Ltd. (in liquidation), Darman Finance Limited (in liquidation), Blanche Union Ltd. (in liquidation), all of the British Virgin Islands; Midwestern Trading Group Inc., of Minnesota, USA; Cargill Financial Solutions LLC, of Minnesota, USA; Cargill Inc., of Delaware, USA; Bunge SA, of Switzerland; Credit and Trading Company Ltd.,, of England; Quadra Commodities SA, of Switzerland; Quadra Commodities Singapore Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SA, of Switzerland; LDC Trading and Service Co. S.A., of Uruguay; Louis Dreyfus Company Asia Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; New Resources International S.A. (in liquidation), formerly Noble Resources International S.A., of Switzerland; Liberty Commodities Limited, of England; Atlantic Industrial & Trading Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Alphatrade International Limited, of Hong Kong; Xangbo Global Markets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Simec Group Limited, of Hong Kong; Wilson International Trading Private Limited, of Singapore; Intra Asia Trading Pte. Ltd. (in liquidation), of Singapore; Triumph Commodities Pte. Ltd., formerly Triumph Metals & Minerals Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Bering Trading Limited, of Hong Kong; Ifchor (Switzerland) SA, formerly Ifchor SA, of Switzerland; Emporium Trade Pte. Ltd., formerly Pan Asia Commodities and Trading Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Paras Metallics Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Pearl River Delta Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, of Hong Kong, and Credit Suisse AG, of Switzerland, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Legendz Entertainment LLC et al v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd. et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘Boxing Financing’)
Second Amended Complaint alleging “fraudulent inducement” regarding “a contractual dispute between Plaintiffs and Defendants who entered into a written agreement for the financing of the promotion of a World Boxing Council junior welterweight title bout between top ranked boxers Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda” in Legendz Entertainment LLC and Cinematic LLC v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crescendo Capital SA, of Switzerland; Crescendo Asset Management LLC, and Brian Weiner at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
BTA Bank JSC v. Ilyas Khrapunov: $500M U.K. Judgment Recognition
Judgment in BTA Bank JSC, of Kazakhstan v. Ilyas Khrapunov, whose "last known address" was in Switzerland, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
Silver Screen Films Inc. v. Hollywood Media Venture LLC et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraudulent Movie Financing Scheme’)
Complaint alleging “a fraudulent movie financing scheme” in Silver Screen Films Inc., formerly Silver Screen Finance Inc., of the Cayman Islands v. Hollywood Media Venture LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures I LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures II LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Holdings LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Holdings II LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Management LLC, Hollywood Media Venture Partners LLC, Hollywood Media Venture Productions I LLC, Production Capital LLC, Production Capital Corp., Burgee & Abramoff P.C., Knightsbridge Entertainment Inc., Base FX Productions Switzerland AG, of Switzerland; Kevin Robl, Remington William Chase, Robert William Abramoff, and Mohamed Shaaban at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Legendz Entertainment LLC et al v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd. et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Boxing Financing’)
First Amended Complaint alleging "fraudulent inducement" regarding "a contractual dispute between Plaintiffs and Defendants who entered into a written agreement for the financing of the promotion of a World Boxing Council junior welterweight title bout between top ranked boxers Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda" in Legendz Entertainment LLC and Cinematic LLC v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crescendo Capital SA, of Switzerland; Crescendo Asset Management LLC, and Brian Weiner at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. et al v. Deutsche Bank AG et al: Judgment ($95M)
Judgment for $95 million in Michael Pearson, Andrew Childe and Anna Silver, all of FFP, on behalf of and solely in their capacities as Joint Official Liquidators of Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), GMS Global Market Step Up Note Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Preferred Income Collateralized Interest Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sentinel Investment Fund SPC (in Official Liquidation), SG Strategic Income Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sports Aficionados Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Vanguardia Group Inc. (in Official Liquidation), and Michael Pearson, on behalf of and solely in his capacity as Liquidator of Sentinel Mandate and Escrow Ltd. (in Liquidation), Vanguardia Holdings Ltd. (in Liquidation), Spyglass Investment Management Ltd. (in Liquidation), North Pointe Holdings (BVI) Ltd. (in Liquidation), Biscayne Capital Holdings Limited (in Creditor Voluntary Liquidation), and Biscayne Capital (B.V.I.) Ltd. (in Liquidation) v. Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., Deutsche Bank Switzerland, and Deutsche Bank Trust Companies Americas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Legendz Entertainment LLC et al v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Boxing Financing’)
Complaint alleging "fraudulent inducement" regarding "a contractual dispute between Plaintiffs and Defendants who entered into a written agreement for the financing of the promotion of a World Boxing Council junior welterweight title bout between top ranked boxers Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda" in Legendz Entertainment LLC and Cinematic LLC v. CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crescendo Capital SA, of Switzerland; Crescendo Asset Management LLC, and Brian Weiner at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Augustus Intelligence Inc. et al v. Kevin Washington et al: Complaint
Complaint alleging breach of contract, common law fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and breaches of fiduciary duties in Brian Ryniker in his capacities as Litigation Trustee of Augustus Intelligence Inc., and as Assignee of Larisse SA, of Switzerland; Valnon Holding GmbH, of Austria; Jaws Equity Owner 113, LLC, of Delaware; Lohengrin Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, of Germany; Manfred Swarovski Jr., of Austria; KRC Beteiligungs GmbH, of Germany; Spitzberg Ventures GmbH, of Germany; Elisabeth Swarovski, of Austria; Kirsten Hager, of Germany; Lumber Lane Investments LLC, of Delaware; Gembec I LLC, of Delaware; Mark and Susan Didea, of Florida, USA; Stefan von Liechtenstein, of Austria; Pacific Investments and Technologies Ltd., of Hong Kong, and Chepstow Capital GmbH, of Germany v. Kevin Washington, Estate of Wolfgang Haupt, William Mason, Pascal Weinberger, William Webster, Philip Amthor, Christopher Kahn, Rubicon Investment Partners, L.P., and Rubicon Investment Partners (Cayman), Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and John Does 1 through 100 inclusive at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP et al v. Mikhail Egorov: First Amended Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
First Amended Complaint alleging fraud in ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP, of Delaware; Framework Ventures LP, of Delaware, and 1kx LP, of the Cayman Islands v. Mikhail 'Michael' Egorov, described as resident of Switzerland who "renounced his U.S. permanent residence" and "founder of the “Curve” cryptocurrency trading platform", at the Superior Court of the State of California.
Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint in Louis Zhao v. Eqonex Limited, described as "a Singapore-domiciled digital assets financial services company"; Binance Group, described as "the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider"; Bitfinity UAB, described as "a payments technology company, incorporated in the Republic of Lithuania"; Jonathan Farnell, Daniel Ling, Almira Gemmell, Yu Helen Hai, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Switzerland: Lino Sergi et al (‘Fraud & Misappropriation’)
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Uber - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "Lino Sergi and Daniela Lucanto for fraud, misappropriation, and driving on a suspended license".
Switzerland: Citibank (‘Fraud & Forgery’)
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Citibank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "unknown suspects for fraud and forgery of documents".
Switzerland: First State Bank and Trust (‘$44K Romance Fraud’)
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from First State Bank and Trust - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subject(s) for fraud".
USA v. Francis Burga: First Amended Complaint (‘$120M Offshore Tax Avoidance Scheme’)
First Amended Complaint for FBAR Penalties regarding accounts in the British Virgin Islands, Liechtenstein, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland and other countries in USA v. Francis Burga, individually and as the Administrator of the Estate of Margelus Burga, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Panama: Héctor Dáger (‘Odebrecht SA $28M Corruption & Money Laundering’)
Application for an order authorizing the disclosure of Grand Jury materials (BAC Florida Bank records) to Panama for use in a criminal investigation into Héctor Dáger, described as "a Venezuelan citizen with Panamanian residency permit", for "potential corruption and money laundering relating to contracts obtained by the Brazilian company Odebrecht S.A. from the government of Venezuela".
CFTC v. Changpeng Zhao et al: Complaint
Complaint regarding "the world’s largest centralized digital asset exchange" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Dubai; Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland, and Samuel Lim, described as a resident of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Patrick Calhoun v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in Patrick Calhoun v. Credit Suisse Group AG, of Switzerland; Axel P. Lehmann, Ulrich Korner, and Dixit Joshi at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
USA v. Babak Golbahar: Complaint (‘Unreported Offshore Accounts’)
Complaint for $1.7 million in allegedly unpaid penalties for failure to report two offshore accounts to the IRS in USA v. Babak Golbahar at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
SIIS Holdings Ltd. v. Samumed LLC: Complaint
Complaint "to enforce its right to inspect books and records to investigate potential mismanagement and breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the Company’s involvement in the solicitation and inducement of the sale and purchase of equity interests in the Company" in SIIS Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Samumed LLC, described as "a biotechnology company that was founded in 2008 by Osman Kibar and is engaged in business of researching and developing drugs with a focus on osteoarthritis and oncology", at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.
Lina Molokotos-Liederman v. Thanasis Molokotos et al: Complaint (‘$5M BVI Trust Fund Fraud’)
Complaint alleging "a complex, international scheme by which Plaintiff’s family, including her mother Helen Stassinopoulos Molokotos, brother Thanasis Molokotos, and sister-in-law Diane Vardakas Molokotos, have absconded with millions of dollars in assets placed into trust for Plaintiff’s benefit" in Polyxeni (Lina) Molokotos-Liederman, of the District of Columbia v. Thanasis Molokotos, of Connecticut; Diane Vardakas Molokotos, of Connecticut; Helen Stassinopoulos Molokotos, described as a citizen of Greece residing in Switzerland; James Spanos, of Connecticut, and Penny Spanos, of Connecticut, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
John Cress v. Nexo Financial LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint in John Cress v. Nexo Financial LLC, Nexo Financial Services Ltd., of England; Nexo Services OU, of Estonia; Nexo AG, of Switzerland; Nexo Capital Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Antoni Trenchev at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
John Harney et al v. Jakov Dolic et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Firm Dispute’)
Complaint in John Harney and DGF Investments Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, individually and derivatively on behalf of Layer1 Technologies Inc., described as "a cryptocurrency mining and technology company" whose "parent and sole stockholder" is Enigma Holding AG, of Switzerland, which has "subsidiaries in the United States, Switzerland, Croatia, and the Bahamas" v. Jakov Dolic and Tobias Ebel, Defendants, and Layer1 Technologies, Nominal Defendant, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.
Patrick Bucher v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Hibiscus Industries Liab. Co. Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Hibiscus Industries Liab. Co. Ltd. in Patrick Bucher, of Switzerland v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Hyperrr.com GmbH: Public Warning (Switzerland)
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Hyperrr.com GmbH is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".
FTX Trading Ltd. et al: List of Creditors
List of Creditors of 'FTX Trading Ltd. et al' crypto group, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Crypto lender Nexo Capital sues Cayman regulator for rejecting license application
On the day its offices were raided in Bulgaria last week, and four of its employees criminally charged with money laundering and fraud, the Nexo crypto lending group sued the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority for rejecting its licensing application and is seeking a court declaration that it is "suitable to be registered".
Aircraft Consulting Group Ltd. v. The Private Jet Company: Complaint
Complaint in Aircraft Consulting Group Ltd., of Switzerland v. TPJC Inc., d.b.a. The Private Jet Company, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Quotient Ltd.: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Quotient Limited, described as a Jersey, Channel Islands-domiciled company based in Switzerland, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Avendis Global Fund Ltd. et al v. Coficap SA: Default Costs Certificate Application ($224,153)
Application for Default Costs Certificate in the amount of $224,153 in Glen Trenouth and Malcolm Cohen, both of BDO, as Joint Official Liquidators of Avendis Global Fund Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Avendis Enhanced Fixed Income Trading Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), and Avendis Global Strategies Trading Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) v. Coficap SA, of Geneva, Switzerland, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
SEC v. Andrew DeFrancesco et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)
Complaint alleging securities fraud involving entities in several jurisdictions, including the Bahamas, Canada, and USA, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Andrew DeFrancesco, Marlio Mauricio Dioaz Cardona, Carlos Felipe Rezk, Nikola Faukovic, and Catherine DeFrancesco, described as "resident of Miami Beach, Toronto, and Gstaad, Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Silver Screen Films Inc. v. Hollywood Media Venture LLC et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Movie Financing Scheme’)
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent movie financing scheme" in Silver Screen Films Inc., formerly Silver Screen Finance Inc., of the Cayman Islands v. Hollywood Media Venture LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures I LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures II LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Holdings LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Holdings II LLC, Hollywood Media Ventures Management LLC, Hollywood Media Venture Partners LLC, Hollywood Media Venture Productions I LLC, Production Capital LLC, Production Capital Corp., Burgee & Abramoff P.C., Knightsbridge Entertainment Inc., Base FX Productions Switzerland AG, of Switzerland; Kevin Robl, Remington William Chase, Robert William Abramoff, and Mohamed Shaaban at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Rodney Birrell’s & Andrew della Casa’s massively insolvent Bermuda & British wine investment group
A wine-based investment group based in Bermuda and England and controlled by Canadian Rodney Birrell and Briton Andrew della Casa has been accused of impropriety by an investor and appears to be insolvent by at least £7.8 million, OffshoreAlert can reveal.
Tracey Amon v. JPMorgan Chase NA: Discovery Application (Monaco & Switzerland)
Application by Tracey Amon to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase NA for use in legal proceedings in Monaco and Switzerland, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Tracey Amon v. Brown Harris Stevens Residential Management LLC: Discovery Application (Monaco & Switzerland)
Application by Tracey Amon to take discovery from Brown Harris Stevens Residential Management LLC for use in legal proceedings in Monaco and Switzerland, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Tracey Amon v. Christie’s: Discovery Application (Monaco & Switzerland)
Application by Tracey Amon to take discovery from Christie's, described as "the internationally renowned auction house", for use in legal proceedings in Monaco and Switzerland, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Tracey Amon v. American Express Company: Discovery Application (Monaco & Switzerland)
Application by Tracey Amon to take discovery from American Express Company for use in legal proceedings in Monaco and Switzerland, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd.: Plea Agreement
Plea Agreement in USA v. ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
USA v. ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd.: Criminal Information (‘Corruption’)
Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in USA v. ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Julius Baer International Ltd. et al: £18M Fine & Industry Bans
Public Notice by the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority that it has imposed a fine of £18 million on Julius Baer International Limited "for failing to conduct its business with integrity, failing to take reasonable care to organise and control its affairs and failing to be open and cooperative with the FCA" and banned "Gustavo Raitzin, former Regional Head for Bank Julius Baer, Thomas Seiler, former BJB Sub-Regional (Market) Head for Russia and Eastern Europe and JBI non-executive director, and Louise Whitestone,former relationship manager on JBI’s Russian and Eastern European Desk".
Louise Blouin et al v. USA: Complaint (‘Trust Fund Taxes’)
Complaint "to strike off certain Federal Tax Liens that were purportedly or attempted to be filed against property owned by Aberdeen Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, as a result of an attempt by the Internal Revenue Service to collect on behalf of the United States certain Trust Fund Recovery Penalties, 26 U.S.C. § 6672 purportedly imposed against Louise Blouin" in Aberdeen Enterprises Inc., described as a Delaware company owned by a British Virgin Islands company, and Louise Blouin, a citizen of Canada residing in Switzerland v. USA at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
The Wine Investment Fund Ltd.: Registers of Members & Directors and Officers
Registers of Members and Directors and Officers for The Wine Investment Fund Limited, obtained from the Fund's administrator, Krypton Fund Services, on November 23rd, 2022.
Indagro SA v. Upper Sea Enterprises Ltd.: Claim Form
Claim Form in Indagro SA, of Geneva, Switzerland v. Upper Sea Enterprises Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
